Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.

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Haboob

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Sandstorms that occur in the deserts. As a thunderstorm is ending there is a decrease in water droplet fall. The desert's air is extremely dry and able to evaporate the water as winds rush towards ...

Satellite

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Satellites are electronic devices placed into orbit to monitor and examine regions which we may not be able observe from earth. These are used routinely to monitor atmospheric ozone, ultraviolet ...

Venus

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Second planet from the sun; mass 4. 872 x 10 27 g; radius of cloud surface about 6100 Km; radius of solid surface about 6056 Km; surface temperature 737K; temperature of cloud tops 250K; cloud ...

Sulphur hexafluoride

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

SF 6 an inert gas categorised as hydrofluorocarbons. It is used as an insulator in circuit breakers and is used to produce other elements such aluminium and magnesium. sulphur hexafluoride absorbs ...

Austral spring

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Related to Antarctic ozone depletion, this denotes the season of spring in the southern hemisphere when the greatest amount of ozone is lost, generally beginning in September. Astral relates to the ...

Kelvin scale

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Scale for measuring temperature that sets zero degrees at the point of which molecular motion desists, that is, the point at which there is no heat. It is also known as the absolute scale.